Milk Orchid

Oooooooouh. That was my first impression upon smelling this after stumbling into my local Sephora to go signature scent hunting and perfume smelling. I don’t have a lot of experience with this brand, but the very pretty bottle was what caught my eye originally. I love orchids, so I decided to give it a try. It immediately hooked me and it was love at first sniff. I went “omg that’s so good” and disposed of the test strip, moving on. Not even thirty seconds later, I was spraying it onto another test strip. Then another. I kept sniffing it like I was possessed or something, it was so beautiful and decadent and comforting, and the dry down was gorgeous and creamy. Some people have said that this smells very soapy, but I didn’t get that at all! Before I left, I sprayed it on myself (neck, wrists) so I could wear it the rest of the day. I think the projection is actually moderately strong. I applied this in the very early afternoon (noon-ish) and hours later in the evening (think 7 pm) when I was in the car with my boyfriend, he said he could smell it from the driver’s seat, but not in a bad/headache inducing way (yay)! The spray nozzle on the bottle actually worked TOO good and dispensed way more product than I thought it would, so maybe one single spritz on the neck area is enough instead of trying to hit every pulse point. Unfortunately, the price tag is a bit much for me right now, but I’m 100% saving up for a full sized bottle. It’s addictive and probably my favorite perfume I’ve ever smelled. Once I get it, it will definitely be my signature scent! On a side note, this has a similar scent profile to Cheirosa ‘59 (which is my favorite from Sol de Janeiro), so I think SdJ’s body care products in the ‘59 scent and the actual perfume spray itself would be fantastic to layer Milk Orchid with!

I always knew never listening to anyone and choosing to believe in things I've experienced first hand would come in handy (After hundred disastrous occasions of course) Milk orchid reminds me of a very specific smell from my childhood that I've been searching for years. Back in the day (So around 10-15 years ago, my phrasing made it like I was there during the French Revolution) my mother used to buy me these wet hand wipes and I don't know what kinda crack they've put in those hand wipes but my God I finished those packages in a couple of days because I couldn't stop smelling them to the point my mother had to stop buying them because I. just. couldn't. stop. And now I don't have to! Adult version appeared for my adult self... with adult money. As unhinged as it's going to sound, the initial opening smells exactly how a flower's breast milk would smell like. So, the lactonic here isn't in the fatty, gourmand way that we're used to. It's on the floral side but in such a soft way that it's soft the way flower petals are. First minutes are when the floral "freshness" is most prominent, which diminishes -or settles so to say- after that point. I would say coconut and milk blends well together that one cannot differ from one another. Soft. Is all I can describe this perfume. But do not mix it with weak or light. It is there indeed, but the sillage is so gentle that never does it irritate the nose, so overlaying doesn't even come into question. As I've aforementioned, the exact definition of this perfume for me is those nostalgic hand wipes I used to use (Also as a side note, do not let this make you think the fragrance smells like a cleaning material, it is far FAR from it) Definitely exceeded my expectations, another perfume my rent will go to.

I've been wearing this for several days. While I do want to wait for it to macerate a bit, here are my thoughts; Congratulations to Emma! I've seen people call this a "influencer perfume" and while it can be true- let's not discredit Emma here. She is a perfumery student and passionate about this. She has knowledge on the subject & I'm happy Commodity gave her this opportunity. If you're looking for a gourmand milk, or for something similar to Commodity's already fabulous milk line, skip this. Their milk line is sweet, ambery, woody toasted deliciousness. Perfect for the fall / winter. This scent is more so of a creamy fresh milk. Yes- it opens up with a beautiful coconut note, but this isn't a coconut perfume as I've seen people say. The coconut is fleeting. After the coconut, I get creamy fig and florals. It's a scent that feels nice and fresh. Green, fresh and very spring like. That's where I was deceived tho! I wanted to say this was a Spring/Summer scent, but hours into "Milk Orchid" I get a milky, sweet vanilla accord. The milk in this reminds me of milk and cookies, possibly because of the macadamia. As for the milk- think of pink nesquick (lol in the best way! I used to love that) It's a very sweet milk, which made me realize this is perfect for end of summer/all of fall and winter. Possibly a good spring scent too. But I wouldn't wear this during the summer when it's obnoxiously hot, because the milky sweetness takes you by surprise. I love it so far! Can't wait to see how this will smell as time goes on ✨️🌸🥛🌰🤍

I have all four milk variants in the tester vials by commodity, i am going to buy one of these but am testing out which version it's going to be. I use perfume by spraying one spray on my wrist and putting my wrists together (not rubbing, just dividing the liquid). Yesterday i used milk orchid, today i use milk -. Milk - feels comforting, not overly sweet and clearly has a milk tone to me. But i can't smell it while typing this on my phone, eventhough i just sprayed it and i am not wearing sleeves. It is thát intimate. I am not anosmic because i can smell it when holding my wrist closer to my face. To compare to milk orchid, which can be smelled across the room with the same way of applying. I actually had to wash it off this morning after applying yesterday morning (also one spray on the wrists). I like the smell of milk - more, but it's too intimate for me to buy because i don't want to have to overspray any perfume. Milk orchid is definitely femine to me, while milk - is unisex leaning feminine. I personally do think it is comparable to milk - in scent. Many reviews say it is completely different, but i clearly feel it is a younger sister out of the same scent family. Orchid is a lot sweeter and more coconut milk than sweet milk but theres definitely still a milk scent in there. Tomorrow i am going to use the normal milk version. I hope the regular milk will be more like milk - in scent but has more sillage (but less sillage than orchid has).

I've been testing/wearing my travel for the last two weeks. Immediately I recognized the Milk DNA, without the marshmallow and woods, instead dark fruit and nut milk. The first few sprays over a couple days were very green to me. Almost like Philosykos EDP. Also, very strong! But this is heavy on the plant milk. The initial spray is always a tad spicy to me from the magnolia, but it dies down very quickly. Which Im happy about as I am very sensitive to florals. Over the last week the milk notes have smelled very well blended. Making it feel and smell creamy like a soft whipped lotion. This perfume also smells like an actual scent releasing orchid. The scent is always a soft, cozy creamy, almost muted floral, lightly sweet like honey, and a touch of green. Im super curious about how this is about to smell and perform in FL heat this summer. I read some reviews of people comparing this to EB Miami Nectar, saying it has a beach-y, sunscreen-y, pineapple coconut scent. I picked that up slightly during the first two days of testing. Maybe I had it in mind..But now that I have sprayed out my bottle over the last 10+ days, I get soft and creamy plant milk perfume. Exactly what I wanted out of this since I can't enjoy the original Milk line because it triggers my migraines. I'm excited to layer this with Phlur Heavy Cream during the winter season.